skill; dexterity; proficiency
ago; since; before; previous
to look around; to survey
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
newcomer; initiate; rookie
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
mask; disguise; guise; mask
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
perfect; complete; flawless
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
recording medium; storage medium
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
not caring; not giving a damn
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
manners; courtesy; etiquette